violin

violin
Been plugging along during the spring and summer, and now find myself in August. I played at a wedding for Ann Marie Spencer and Jason, and prepared two Ave Maria's, The Lord's Prayer, and bridges that connected the three and then completed the arrangement with a little more sophisticated version of the original bridge theme in the higher ranges.I ran across another left hand injury, this time in the form of what appears to be an inflamatory condition along the outside regions of my lower left thumb extending back to the wrist. No longer taking private lessons, I still have my coaches and Masterclasses online, along with some sense of direction from my early days with my instructor. I lobbied successfully for my instructor to at least introduce me to beginning notions and am proceeding with those elements in place. Now that the wedding is over, I anticipate reviewing basics intently, getting back into 3rd position exercises, and starting a much more formal approach to vibrato. I also will be listening to my coach hopefully, to start approching a more broad approach to method in the coming months as well. I was very pleased with the Ave's arrangement, though even though I put it together, found it challenging to bring alive--especially considering my beginners level with vibrato. I also anticipate that the bridges I wrote, and the ending, may prove to be a pretty stand-alone theme. This thematic approach has been with me sincer my earliest days on piano and guitar.